Adjustable jewelry box on stand



Jan. 9, 1968 J; SHIFFMAN ADJUSTABLE JEWELRY BOX ON STAND Filed June 30, 1966 FIG. 3 1

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ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,362,769 ADJUSTABLE JEWELRY BOX 0N STAND Jerome Shilfman, 128 Cartage Road, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 Filed June 30, 1966, Ser. No. 561,842 1 Claim. (Cl. 312-254) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The object of the present invention is to provide a box on a pedestal or stand, particularly when formed as a jewelry box, as, for example, for rings, etc., and comprising a box body having sides and a lower wall, a passageway in said lower wall, said passageway having a face parallel with the vertical axis of the box body and an opposite face inclined relatively to said axis and a pedestal formed with a rigid upper end adapted to enter said passageway, said upper end having a face substantially parallel with the vertical axis of the box body, and having an opposite face inclined in accordance with the inclination of the corresponding face of the box body passageway.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention, which embodiment shows a cover in closed position;

FIG. 2 is a composite view showing the pedestal and a bottom view of the box in position to be received on the pedestal;

FIG. 3 is a vertical section, taken on the line 3 -3, FIG. 1, showing the box held normally in horizontal position;

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, there having been relative movement of the box and pedestal, in this case 180, the box being shown supported at an angle.

Referring to the drawings, in the embodiment shown the combined box and pedestal is in the form of a wine glass, particularly a champagne glass, but the specific form may be widely varied as desired.

The box is formed, in the embodiment shown, with a body member 1 of cup-shape, its interior being adapted to receive a velvet or other cushioning means, so that when a box is adapted to display a ring, the cushioning means may be slotted for reception of the ring. Of course, such cushioning means may be varied in accordance with the article to be held and displayed.

The pedestal, shown at 2, may be of any suitable material, plastic being preferred. The pedestal is formed with a rounded base 3 and the pedestal at its top is preferably shown with a shoulder at 4, above which is an end-area having three vertical sides and one inclined side face at 5, FIG. 2.

The cup-like member 1 of the box is formed with a passageway to receive the projected end of the pedestal above shoulder 4, and one face of the passageway lies at an angle, according to the angle 5 of the pedestal 3,362,769 Patented Jan. 9, 1968 upper end, the remaining walls of the passageway being parallel with the vertical axis of the box.

When the pedestal and box are relatively moved until the inclined passageway face of the box is positioned opposite and in abutment with the inclined projected face of the pedestal, the article will be positioned in accordance with FIG. 3, and hence the box will be horizontally positioned on the pedestal. When, however, the two members are located from their position in FIG. 3, and are then assembled, the box will be held in inclined position as shown in FIG. 4.

In the embodiment shown, the box is provided with a cover 6, the inner Wall of which is thickened at one area and channeled to receive a spring clip-hinge 7, and the spring-clip is adapted to engage a channel in a similarly thickened area of the box member 1 as shown in FIG. 3. To provide a bearing on which the cover may rock, the thickened area of box member 1 is formed with an upstanding nose indicated at 8, FIG. 4, to enter a shallow depression in the thickened area of the cover, which area is indicated at 8*.

The structure thus described is particularly adapted for both household use and display purposes in or on show cases and display windows, where for some purposes it is desired that the open boxes be capable of both normal horizontal position and for inclined position for better visualization of the article or articles within the box. As stated above, the specific form of the box may be widely varied from that shown in the drawings. In FIG. 2, the bottom of the box is shown with the a recess at 9 which receives an easel-like supporting member 10 having two legs extending at opposite sides of the passageway previously described with respect to the box member 1, and as indicated at 11. Each leg may be provided with a pintle indicated at 12 as to one leg, which pintle may be snapped into a small opening at the side of recess 9.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. An adjustable jewelry box on a stand, comprising a box-body having sides and a lower wall, a passageway in said lower wall, said passageway having a face parallel with the vertical axis of the box-body and an opposite face inclined relatively to said axis, and a pedestal formed with a rigid upper end to enter said passageway, said upper end having a face substantially parallel with the vertical axis of the box-body, and having an opposite face inclined in accordance with the inclination of the corresponding face of the box-body passageway.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 537,771 4/ 1895 Hirsh 2481'78 X 962,277 6/1910 Walters 248-178 X 1,600,132 9/1926 Pearl 3l2254 X 2,467,138 4/1949 'Lees 3l2254 2,538,966 l/ 1951 Fl annery 3l2254 JAMES T. MCCALL, Primary Examiner. 

